Increasing needs of Arlington rehab center creating traffic safety concerns, neighbors say

Camille Galdes watched on as a truck driver became frustrated at his inability to access the trash bins at the Cherrydale Health and Rehabilitation Center, because a delivery driver had parked and blocked it.

The driver used an iPad to take a picture of the situation, returned to his truck and left, Galdes said. She suspected he likely had to report to his manager that he couldn’t service the facility.

The circumstances, though, weren’t a one-off, the community leader said. Drivers back large tractor trailers into the parking lot marked “truck exit.” They often struggle to work around cars parked on the street, and she said they sometimes hit those vehicles. The process takes a while, and could be dangerous for drivers who might not expect large trucks to be there.

Trucks don’t have a